With Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration projecting it will take 40 years and up to $12 billion to replace toxic lead water pipes throughout the city, aldermen are pressing for changes to speed up the work while driving down costs. [Chicago Tribune]

On Tuesday a pair City Council committees heard from water officials in Cincinnati and Newark, New Jersey, two cities that are far ahead of Chicago in their replacement programs in part because elected officials declared the lingering underground hazards are a public health emergency.

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